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December 11, 2012

Two Tibetans die in latest self-immolations
Beijing (AFP) Dec 11, 2012
Two more Tibetans burned themselves to death in protest at China's rule of the Himalayan region, a rights group said Tuesday, as state media accused the Dalai Lama of turning Tibetan Buddhism into "an evil cult". Both immolations happened on Saturday in restive Tibetan-inhabited regions of China, bringing the number of Tibetans who have set themselves ablaze since 2009 to 95, the International Campaign for Tibet said in a statement from London. Kunchok Pelgye, 24, set himself alight in Sichuan p ... read more

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